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Book Title: The Physics Of Blown Sand And Desert Dunes
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2005
Subject: Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines, Earth Sciences / Geology, Earth Sciences / General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Nature, Science
Author: R. A. Bagnold
Item Width: 5.6 in
Series: Dover Earth Science Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
